Shock SA education fail: Incoming teachers score 54% for primary maths
A study showed that newly graduated teachers are performing incredibly weakly on tests their students should be able to master.
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A study showed that newly graduated teachers are performing incredibly weakly on tests their students should be able to master.
As schoolchildren are finally preparing to go back to school full-time, a new report shows it will be a steep road for them to attain their educational outcomes.
John Maytham speaks to education economist Professor Nic Spaull who forms part of recently-formed The 2030 Reading Panel
The inaugural 2030 Reading Panel report has found concerning levels of education at schools in South Africa.
On the current trajectory of improvement for children’s literacy rates in South Africa, it will be 2098 before all Grade 4s in the country can learn to read for meaning.